G/SPS/N/TPKM/550  
 
9 September 2020  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, 
KINMEN AND MATSU  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Food and Drug administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Beef and beef produc ts. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  The Draft of amendment of Regulation of imported beef 
and beef products from the United States and Canada . Language(s):  Chinese . 
Number  of pages:  6 
http://www.fda.gov.tw/TC/newsContent.aspx?cid=5072&id=26371  
6. Description of content:  The Announcement of the draft for the amendment of 
Regulation of imported beef and beef products from the United States and Canada for 
comment.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related tex t):  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/TPKM/550  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
1. Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation 
(https://law.moj.gov.tw/Eng/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?PCode=L0040001 ) 
2. Regulations for Systematic Inspection of Imported Food 
(https://law.moj.gov.tw/Eng/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?PCode=L0040114 ) 
3. Regulations of Inspection of Imported Foods and Related Products 
(https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=L0040017 )  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 14 September 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Food and Drug Administration  
Ministry of Health and welfare  
No. 161 -2, Kunyang St, Nangang District, Taipei City 115 -61, Taiwan  
Fax: +(8862) 2653 1062  
E-mail: pylee@fda.gov.tw   
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Food and Drug Administration  
Ministr y of Health and welfare  
No. 161 -2, Kunyang St, Nangang District, Taipei City 115 -61, Taiwan  
Fax: +(8862) 2653 1062  
E-mail: pylee@fda.gov.tw